Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2946264 · MC-998165
TJ3 LLC
2 power unitsCOLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-998165 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 10 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority99 yr active
since 2016Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
9 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TJ3 LLC safe to work with?
Is TJ3 LLC safe to load? TJ3 LLC (USDOT 2946264, MC-998165) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 9 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TLTJ3 LLC 50
01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
County Hall · 18–19
20172019
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP | Jul 2018 → Jul 2019 | $1M | 1 |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN | Jul 2017 → Jul 2018 | $1M | 6 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2017 → Jul 2017 | $1M | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
travis james — 8 carriers: USDOT 393208USDOT 516312USDOT 1283135USDOT 1313173USDOT 1659570USDOT 2948335USDOT 3804157
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 15106 NEVIN TER, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA, 23834
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (915) 238-2629
Registration
- Officer
- Travis James
- USDOT / docket
- 2946264 · MC-998165
- First registered
- 11/14/2016
- Last MCS-150
- 11/16/2017 · 2,000 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 31955106
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is TJ3 LLC's USDOT number?
TJ3 LLC's USDOT number is 2946264, and its motor carrier number is MC-998165.
Is TJ3 LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TJ3 LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TJ3 LLC's fleet?
TJ3 LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TJ3 LLC based?
TJ3 LLC is based in COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA.